Everyone’s jumping in


Ready, get set: Nomination day at the hall in SRJK (C) Yuk Chin in Tawau for the Kukusan, Tanjung Batu, Merotai, and Sebatik seats. Sabah's 17th state election is set to be the most crowded ever with more than 500 candidates battling over 73 seats. -- Bernama

THE stage is set for Sabah’s most fragmented, fluid, and, frankly, messy election ever. With a final list of 596 candidates for 73 seats confirmed yesterday on nomination day, let’s take a closer look at the key players – the good, the bad, and the ugly vying for victory.

But I won’t categorise who is good, bad, and ugly – you figure it out!

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